OFFICIAL* Blog Feedback - Conversation Tones

[Bertie BG]

This is a thread for feedback on today's blog, which is now LIVE here - http://community.sigames.com/showthr...-Tones-(Video)

[GaIatasaray_35]

Can we have the video with less background music please?

I sometimes cant understand what Miles is saying.

[Keyzer Soze]

Fantastic work!
If the tones really work well, without major bugs, then this will make the whole talk system (team talk, player talk, press conference) so much better.

And the team meeting just look so amazing!

really great work guys!

[Kanukki]

Looks like a lot of fun... now I can demoralize my players en masse instead of just individually.

[LazyD]

hopefully someone will work out a system of what and when to say something so we can abuse this new feature to artificially improve the moral any time we want

[LazyD]

Looks like a lot of fun... now I can demoralize my players en masse instead of just individually.

just before switching jobs now you can really destroy the team, good stuff !

[viiralx]

good stuff

[khalann]

this looks really good,

[rnickster]

Don't like it, more time spent micro managing morale. Its like a mini game within FM which makes you click click click click more and more.

It's something I will be avoiding.

[pigfacemonkeyman]

Fantastic work!
If the tones really work well, without major bugs, then this will make the whole talk system (team talk, player talk, press conference) so much better.

And the team meeting just look so amazing!

really great work guys!

Did I miss something? I don't recall a mention of tone being used in press conferences, I would be grateful if you could direct me to the relevant blog.

Cheers
xxx

[Matteo3champions]

Team meetings are the top feature in FM2012.

[S2008]

The Team Meeting feature looks awesome- I remember spotting it in a previous video .

My only concern is that whilst I hope it has an effect on the games we play, I would rather it didnt become the defining factor in games. For example if you have a bad team talk or team meeting it doesnt automatically mean you lose the next 3 games regardless of opposition.

[Rafa2007]

Looks great, really like how this part goes really in depth this year rather then just pretty much guessing. Team meeting feature is brilliant as well.

[X-O-X-Tactics]

Really impressed with this, I rarely interacted with my players before as it felt a bit one dimensional but you've really built on it for 2012, well done.

[Suzie MUFC]

When I first heard about the Tone feature, it seemed interesting, then I thought it would be another press conferences type of feature and started to dread it a bit. But now I've seen this, I've realised it'll give us a lot more control on how to deal with conversations, something that was missing in FM11.

Also love the Team Meeting feature.

[phnompenhandy]

Potentially it looks like a lot of fun. I'm a bit concerned that from the video it looks like 'calm' is the default mode. If staying calm is like choosing option 2 in talking to the media mode - i.e. the safe bet 90% of the time, then it'll be too easily cracked and become boring. I hope that different player/group mentalities respond more diversely and make you have to think about each talk carefully.

[boddah]

Team meetings will be a hit if it work well enough

[eximius-vir]

Think this tone feature is going to be great!

[SazoJohnno]

Nice one Miles! Would be so great if this work perfectly!

[Huney Munster]

Don't like it, more time spent micro managing morale. Its like a mini game within FM which makes you click click click click more and more.

It's something I will be avoiding.

I doubt you have to use this feature if your not a hands-on approach boss. You dont need to talk to any of your players in 2011. I usualy prefer to talk to my players as it helps in making them like you. This makes it easier to keep players happy and among other things, avoid giving them a new contract because I turned down bid for them from a bigger club.

[Keyzer Soze]

Did I miss something? I don't recall a mention of tone being used in press conferences, I would be grateful if you could direct me to the relevant blog.

Cheers
xxx

I might be wrong, but i think i've seen a pic, or a little piece of another video, where we could see the tones in the press conference.

[themadsheep2001]

When I first heard about the Tone feature, it seemed interesting, then I thought it would be another press conferences type of feature and started to dread it a bit. But now I've seen this, I've realised it'll give us a lot more control on how to deal with conversations, something that was missing in FM11.

Also love the Team Meeting feature.

+1, At first i was worried about it being somewhat like a chore, but actually it looks like its going to significantly add to immersion factor i felt was missing in FM11

Also Loving the Team Meetings

[bodnotbod]

(Reluctantly) I'm not sure about this feature. (Cautiously) It seems like there will be options that you'd have to be mad to choose. (Assertively) Won't it be very tempting to be calm pretty much all the time?

[Super Bladesman]

(Assertively) Aren't most conversations in the real world conducted calmly? Seems fair enough that this would be the default tone.

[Eugene Tyson]

Currently managing barcelona. And I have 5 games left and 3 points ahead. I'd love to have a team meeting and get them fired up for the last 5 games!

This new team meeting thing looks great. And I can't wait to try it out

[themadsheep2001]

Currently managing barcelona. And I have 5 games left and 3 points ahead. I'd love to have a team meeting and get them fired up for the last 5 games!

This new team meeting thing looks great. And I can't wait to try it out

The more i read the blogs, the harder im finding it to play FM11, because i want to do things that just arent in the game

[Kriss]

(Assertively) Aren't most conversations in the real world conducted calmly? Seems fair enough that this would be the default tone.

You've obviously never been in a dressing room at half time I'm surprised there isn't a "breathing fire" tone

[Scab]

I like it. The team meeting thing will save me lots of time and clicks, and more emphasis on taking similar-mindedness into account in squad building.

[Eugene Tyson]

The more i read the blogs, the harder im finding it to play FM11, because i want to do things that just arent in the game

I think it's something that FM needed for a long time. More interaction with the players and getting more involved with the team.

Going to be assertive at first and make sure the players know who's boss. Then once that's done and I've put my foot down, it will go a lot easier and I'm looking forward to using that "Passionate" tone to spur players into the last few games of the season

[arsenal987]

LOOK! 0.39 in the vid you can keep player history after retirement

[bodnotbod]

You've obviously never been in a dressing room at half time I'm surprised there isn't a "breathing fire" tone

I think this is the dilemma presented to the player. As someone engaged in a computer game we're seldom - at least I think - going to be sitting at our desk as passionate/angry as a real life manager gets at half time. So we are going to be making a choice here. Are we going to treat this as a role playing game and act *as* *if* we were there in the dressing room and figure out what we'd feel if this were real? Or, and I think this is more likely, are we going to play it as a strategy game and think "I feel the 'angry' option will get me the best return on performance" as we sit there experiencing no more passion than a pocket calculator?

I guess it's an interesting choice. I like to think I'll choose the role-playing option and use 'tone' to sort of be a greatly amplified expression of my feelings while playing the game. But I feel the unfeeling android approach is going to be much more successful.

Also only fair to point out that there will be managers up and down the country at half time speaking calmly when what they really want to do is drink a bottle of whisky and start brandishing a firearm in the changing room...

So, it's a thought provoking addition to the game, for me.

[Romanista.]

will the half/full time teamtalks also have tone?

[bodnotbod]

While I'm here, can a staff member tell us - or maybe someone familiar with new FM releases in the past - whether we're going to be getting new blog posts all the way until 21st October? I would have thought SI will be running out of news soon.

[Only One Sean Dyche]

I have liked all the other features, I thought they were good and would add something to the game which i'd enjoy. But this is amazing, this is going to completely change how I play. Was struggling in Coference south with Eastleigh and it felt like there wasn't anything I could do to change the form. It looks like the new team meeting feature you'd be able to get everyone motivated again. That looked brilliant and really like the tones for the player conversation. I haven't read other posts yet so sorry if already asked. Is there tones in press conferences?

[Only One Sean Dyche]

(Reluctantly) I'm not sure about this feature. (Cautiously) It seems like there will be options that you'd have to be mad to choose. (Assertively) Won't it be very tempting to be calm pretty much all the time?

I imagine that being calm all the time won't work. If you said to spoke to tevez calmly about not playing the other day I think he'd walk all over you.
Also with bad refereeing decisions in the game the obvious thing to do is say the referee was right but I know I don't always do that.

[deltablue]

Definitely caught my interest about this feature a lot more. Gave up with player interactions early on in 11 as it seemed stupidly easy to have a permanant falling out with a player, even the example to show when they don't go so well was that bad, so maybe worth a new go. Team meetings also seems something that would be very interesting to try out. I know I'd try and be 'calm and reasonable' a lot of the time so might try and find the situations where it would be good to break out of that.

[hugo_rune]

Also only fair to point out that there will be managers up and down the country at half time speaking calmly when what they really want to do is drink a bottle of whisky and start brandishing a firearm in the changing room...

I think this goes on in real life... good managers will act at times to do what they believe will engender a desired result from their players, even if it doesn't represent their own emotional feelings.

[englandmanager]

a trully great feature, now i can't wait

been wanting this team meeting for years

[trekman]

+1, At first i was worried about it being somewhat like a chore, but actually it looks like its going to significantly add to immersion factor i felt was missing in FM11

Also Loving the Team Meetings

I agree. The immersion factor as you call it was definitely something that was missing in FM I think. Or maybe its just me thats getting too old I also think that the team meetings will be a brilliant addition to the game. Really looking forward to FM12 now.

[mightymanager]

What about tone in press conference ?

[Fabio MVP]

What about tone in press conference ?

Awesome idea TBH.

[swirlypop69]

Video blogs

Happy with the tone implementation. Well, I will be if it works.

[pigfacemonkeyman]

It looks like a case of working out a new, slightly more complicated formula - with added clicks unfortunately - that minimalises the effect of this minigame on the squad's morale. Or, one that exploits the 'feature' to gain morale boosts, if you are that way inclined.
Once done, I fear it will become monotonous.

[TwinsFan86]

I know the video was about tones, but I really like the new player profile screen layout.

[Toothless Gibbon]

What does it actually DO though? What effect does it have? JUST morale?

I think they should at least separate out Morale and say, Confidence so its not just one stat that makes such a difference.

[robertcornell68]

I've been complaining about individual player talks all year, so I'm pleased to see there's been some work done on them.

This looks quite promising, hopefully it will make things more interesting, rather than just introducing even more click-click-clicking.

Team meetings looks like:

[TJJESSE]

Thats the best blog yet

[stevie_G_32201]

Loving the look of this

[shirajzl]

It looks like a case of working out a new, slightly more complicated formula - with added clicks unfortunately - that minimalises the effect of this minigame on the squad's morale. Or, one that exploits the 'feature' to gain morale boosts, if you are that way inclined.
Once done, I fear it will become monotonous.

Aye, I'm pretty sure once you get the hang of what works for your team and what not, you'll be able to exploit that feature to the death. Especially in the light of how important morale seems to be in FM nowadays.

[Sir_Liam]

I like the look of the team meetings. It's frustrated me for a while now that I don't have the ability to speak to the whole team about their form.

I'm very happy that the interaction side of things is continously improving.

[Loversleaper]

Aye, I'm pretty sure once you get the hang of what works for your team and what not, you'll be able to exploit that feature to the death. Especially in the light of how important morale seems to be in FM nowadays.

I remember a time where tic-tac-toe used to be a video game...

I hope that FM doesn't turn into Conversation Football Manager, the endless clicking of the mouse to have a conversation with someone who is not listening anyway just to play the matches is not what I would exactly call a video game. I think we more live in a society where we want a little more action and a little less talk, generally - as the old football saying goes: "let's do the talking out on the pitch"...

[themadsheep2001]

I agree. The immersion factor as you call it was definitely something that was missing in FM I think. Or maybe its just me thats getting too old I also think that the team meetings will be a brilliant addition to the game. Really looking forward to FM12 now.

Yep, FM11 was better than FM10 but not as immersive, if that makes sense. Genuinely excited for FM12 now, unlike last year

[Gazza88]

It makes sense. All this tone business. Alex Ferguson/Arsene Wenger use different tone.

There should be an "(aggressively) Kick boot at player" option.

[S2008]

Im waiting for tone options so that I can handle teamtalks like this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylftUmF-GSw

[Jason the Yank]

You've obviously never been in a dressing room at half time I'm surprised there isn't a "breathing fire" tone

That would be "Fergie" tone.

Not quite sure what "reluctantly" is supposed to be. "Calm," "assertive," "aggressive," "cautiously" are all pretty straight forward.

[shirajzl]

I remember a time where tic-tac-toe used to be a video game...

I hope that FM doesn't turn into Conversation Football Manager, the endless clicking of the mouse to have a conversation with someone who is not listening anyway just to play the matches is not what I would exactly call a video game. I think we more live in a society where we want a little more action and a little less talk, generally - as the old football saying goes: "let's do the talking out on the pitch"...

I fully agree, but the direction SI seem to be taking with FM suggests we can expect more and more tedious features every year, with an odd useful and actually fun addition (although, "fun" is different for everyone). As I said in some other thread, just because something is realistic it doesn't mean it should be included in the game, especially when it's implemented in a way that it is just another clickfest.
However, there will always be people who like it and thus justify its introduction into the game.

[wazza]

Don't like it, more time spent micro managing morale. Its like a mini game within FM which makes you click click click click more and more.

It's something I will be avoiding.

Isnt that what you should be doing, football management isnt just about picking players or tactics it is keeping the morale high and this is a sure way to do this and a massive improvment on what we had

[themadsheep2001]

Isnt that what you should be doing, football management isnt just about picking players or tactics it is keeping the morale high and this is a sure way to do this and a massive improvment on what we had

its about every aspect, from players to morale to tactics to squad building etc. and the more control we get over each, the better in my opinion. Very much looking forward to this

[giblets_of_fire]

Anyone else notice the greyed out 'ask player to retire from internationals' option in the player interaction menu? Its at about 1:20

[E.Gray]

The team feature looks fantastic ! But i am dreading using the tone system.

[pauly1616]

Team meeting feature looks nice.

The "tones" feature I think will end up the same as the team-talks feature- people will find the "correct" formula and incessantly repeat it rather than actually being in a 'conversation'. I still use wolfgang's 2009 team talk guide for example. I've made no attempt to think logically about team talks as that's not really how it works... Situation A warrants talk B and that's the end of it.

[Toothless Gibbon]

Morale Manager does seem a bit dull - surely more tactical options would be more fun?

[robertcornell68]

The "tones" feature I think will end up the same as the team-talks feature- people will find the "correct" formula and incessantly repeat it rather than actually being in a 'conversation'. I still use wolfgang's 2009 team talk guide for example. I've made no attempt to think logically about team talks as that's not really how it works... Situation A warrants talk B and that's the end of it.

This is what concerns me, too. In FM11, the first rule of player interaction is to ignore the words. Getting a more "human" response would make them interesting but I am very sceptical.

[bodnotbod]

Not quite sure what "reluctantly" is supposed to be.

To my mind it would be used when you feel something needs to be said but that you're not entirely comfortable saying it. So it's when you say something but you're only 55% sure you should. I could be wrong, though.

[tom_numbers]

Looks like a lot of fun... now I can demoralize my players en masse instead of just individually.

I agree with this, but at the same time, I look forward to trying to master it.

[blackdevil]

To my mind it would be used when you feel something needs to be said but that you're not entirely comfortable saying it. So it's when you say something but you're only 55% sure you should. I could be wrong, though.

Or you're "reluctantly" offering the player out to clubs for whatever reason....or "reluctantly" transfer listing him....with the reluctant tone hopefully the player won't be too upset and still perform on the pitch.

[Graham206]

And you could "reluctantly" tell a player if they don't improve in training they're out of the club. Better, use "reluctantly" the first time you tell a big name player off for sub-par training, then if they still don't improve turn "aggressive".

[Scab]

I'd assume not every option is available in every flavor. Like the confrontational stuff. Being separated into their own tabs like that would suggest to me that some have unique options.

[rooneymagic88]

what is the background music in the blogs, anyone know?

[chrismarkham1982]

Team meetings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[phnompenhandy]

what is the background music in the blogs, anyone know?

annoying?





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[speedas]

For the 6 tones, why don't associate each tone with a smiley ? This could be even more natural.

[pigfacemonkeyman]

For the 6 tones, why don't associate each tone with a smiley ? This could be even more natural.

That will have to wait until "demeanour" is added in FM2013.

[woodley1981]

I cannot believe the positive response from this? It is still so basic and feels like far more of a guessing game than anything else.

In these instances where you are communicating with players on either a collective or private manner, I want so much more freedom to say what I actually would say should I be in the situation in REAL LIFE(which is what we are effectively trying to recreate as best as possible here is it not?).

If at half time Millwall are trailing 3-0(which is all too often the case unfortunately), I'm pretty sure Kenny Jackett isn't given a list of a few generic things he can say with an option of how he articulates them?! He says what he likes!!

Another gripe, if I feel like praising one of my top performers recent displays, I can only tell him that he has improved...suggesting he was below par beforehand??? I'm so sick of how repetitive this feature gets, almost where you say what you know will work even though it's absolutely not what you would say in that situation in the slightest.

Every year this lets me down! And don't even get me started on Press Conferences!!!

[woodley1981]

You my friend have just hit the nail on the head!